Health Outcomes After Disaster for Older Adults With Chronic Disease: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

This review synthesizes the current literature surrounding chronic disease outcomes after weather- and climate-related disasters among older adults. The associations between exposure of older adults to weather- and climate-related disasters and the primary outcomes of diabetes, end-stage renal disease (ESRD), congestive heart failure (CHF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were examined.

Research design and methods

A systematic review of studies reporting on clinical outcomes of four chronic diseases after disaster exposure was performed. Under the direction of an informationist, the databases PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science (Science and Social Science Citation Index) were searched from inception to July 2019.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Bell SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7491433 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature